Alumni stories

A postgraduate degree from Bristol is the start of an exciting career journey. While immersing yourself in a vibrant academic community, you'll have the opportunity to build your professional network and gain skills to take forward with you in your future.

Our postgraduates go on to become inspiring and influential leaders in a huge variety of fields. Read our alumni stories to find out more.

• Ash, MA Film and TV Production graduate

  Ash shares his journey into the TV industry, which started with his master’s degree at the University of Bristol.
• Nura, MSc Psychology of Education graduate

  Nura, now a PhD Disability Studies student, drew on her personal experiences to set up her own charity, Autism Independence.
• Pooja, MSc Engineering with Management graduate

  Pooja's master's degree has led her into a career she loves, leading wastewater treatment works projects with an engineering consultancy.

Going for gold

We couldn't be prouder of the Olympians and Paralympians that make up our student community. The delayed Tokyo 2020 Games featured a number of Bristol graduates, including some from our postgraduate community:

• Angus Groom, who studied for a master's in Stem Cells and Regeneration, took silver in the Olympic quadruple sculls.
• Dan Bethell shone bright in Tokyo, becoming the first ever British badminton player to win a Paralympics medal with a silver at this year's games. Dan studied his LLB and LLM at Bristol.
• Andrew Pozzi, an MSc Management graduate, came seventh in the Olympic 110m hurdles, impressing with his explosive speed.

Find out more about our inspirational alumni who took part in the Olympic and Paralympic games.